Development of Bi-Relations Satisfactory

Determination to a Greater Level

• Political Dialogue
  
  The two sides agreed to carry out political dialog at various levels, including high-ranking and top level talks aimed to bolster mutual understanding and trust.
  
  China and Yugoslavia will actively push forward bilateral cooperation and exchanges in various fields and encourage enterprises from both countries to enhance cooperation, the statement says.
  
  
• Exchanges in Different Fields
  
  According to the joint statement, the two sides will continue to support the regular exchanges between the governments, parliaments, local governments and non-government organizations of the two countries. They will encourage the exchanges of personnel between the two countries and step up cooperation in such areas as combating organized crime, cracking down on trafficking of human beings, drugs and weapons and counterfeiting of bank notes and certificates.
  
  

  Support of China Reiterated

  China reiterates its support and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. China calls for full and earnest implementation of Resolution 1244 of the United Nations Security Council.
  
  It calls for the guarantee of total equality, safety and safeguarding of interests of all ethnic groups in the Kosovo-Metohija region, protection of their cultural heritage, guarantee of safe return of refugees and the homeless to their homes as soon as possible, and ultimately, the political resolution of the Kosovo-Metohija issue.
  
  
• China to Work for Peaceful Resolution
  
  As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China will continue to work for an early peaceful resolution of the Kosovo-Metohija issue in a just and lasting way and within the framework of the resolutions of the UN Security Council. China will also continue to work for a peaceful resolution for regional disputes in line with Resolutions 1345 and 1371 of the UN Security Council, the statement says.
  
  

  Yugoslav Reiterates One-China Stance

  In the statement, the Yugoslav side reiterates its long-recognized stance that there is only one China in the world, that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.
  
  The Yugoslav side affirms that it will not establish any form of official relations or conduct any contact of an official nature with Taiwan, and will not support Taiwan's entry into any international organization requiring membership of sovereign states.
  
  The yugoslav side stresses that the Taiwan issue is purely an internal affair of China, adding that Yugoslavia respects and supports China's efforts to safeguard national unification, and hopes China will be reunified in the near future.
  
  

  Both Sides Important to World Peace

  The statement says that the Yugoslav side attaches utmost importance to China's role in international affairs, and has high praise for the contribution made by China, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, toward the maintenance of world peace and stability in southeastern Europe.
  
  China sees Yugoslavia as a vital element in realizing world peace, safeguarding the stability in southeastern Europe and promoting regional cooperation, it says.
  
  Moreover, China understands and respects the choice made by Yugoslavia to strive to join the European integration process and appreciates its good-neighbor policy.
  
  

  Common Views Shared in International Community

• Multi-Polarization Meets Requirement
  
  The two sides believe that the world situation is undergoing complex and profound changes, and that peace and development are now the common aspirations of people worldwide, the statement says.
  
  Multi-polarization meets the requirement of the progress of times, and is the aspiration of the majority of nations and peoples.
  
  
• All Countries Equal in the Community
  
  The two sides stress that all countries, big or small, rich or poor, powerful or weak, are equal members of the international community and enjoy equal rights in participating in the world affairs.
  
  Each country has its own right to independently choose its social system and development path in accordance with its own national conditions, the statement says.
  
  

  Joint Efforts to Be Made by Both Sides

  China and Yugoslavia are willing to make concerted efforts for the formation of a new, just and rational international political and economic order.
  
  
• Anti-terrorism Stance
  
  Both sides firmly oppose all forms of terrorism, believing that terrorism is an open challenge to human civilization as a whole and a public scourge to the international community.
  
  The two sides also stress that no double standard should be adopted in the fight against terrorism, and that the international community should concertedly condemn and crack down on any terrorist acts.
  
  The two sides call for international cooperation in combating terrorism and urge that full play be given to the leading role of the United Nations and its Security Council in the work to thoroughly uproot terrorism.
  
  
• UN's Big Role
  
  They agree that the United Nations is the most prevailing inter-governmental world organization whose authority and importance is irreplaceable in maintaining world peace and stability and resolving global and regional conflicts.
  
  The two sides reiterate they would observe the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and all other principles of the international law and norms governing international relations.
  
  Finally, they vow to support the move to enhance the role and efficiency of the United Nations and are willing to strengthen mutual coordination in the United Nations and other international organizations.